Thousands of American Coca Cola Bottles That Have No Trade Mark

The American troops, who were based inCoca Cola was a mainstay in the American
Vanuatu, (New Hebrides) during World War II,troop's diet, with several bottles per person, being
littered the tropical islands with what is known asconsumed every day. Because of the difficulty in
the leftovers of 'No Trade-Mark Coca Colakeeping up the supply to the troops, Coca Cola
bottles.' The well known artist, Faith Hodder, nowbottles were shipped out from America and filled
has a 'no trade mark' coca cola corner in herin Vanuatu, from a temporary Coca Cola factor.
tropical garden.Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Solomon US troops
More than American 25, 000 troops werewere supplied with their daily rations of soft drink.
stationed on the main island, Efate, during WorldThe majority of the bottles however, had no
War II and a further 100,000 troops were housedtrademark. The South Pacific has been left with
on the neighbouring island of Santo. It was theirthe unique phenomenon of thousands of
task to halt the push by Japanese troops throughremnants of broken Coca Cola bottles with no
the islands of South Pacific.trade marks on them. The reason this happened
Outside Port Vila's Aero Club at, you can see theis not totally clear.
remnants of a downed US World War II aircraft.Just as quickly as the Americans appeared, they
"He had been throwing wrapped lollies from hissuddenly disappeared. The Coca Cola factory also
cockpit to some children in one of the villages,disappeared with the troops. There were aborted
explained 74 year old Wallace Andre, witness toattempts at trying to burn some of the
the incident. "Maybe the pilot lost concentration, asthousands of Coca Cola bottles.
he hit a tree." "Unfortunately both pilots died soonVanuatu is the 'Must See' travel adventure
afterwards."destination of the South Pacific, Coca cola.